COLWYN BAY must bounce back from two successive defeats as they prepare for Saturday's vital Axa sponsored FA Cup second qualifying round tie at home to Farsley Celtic.

COLWYN BAY must bounce back from two successive defeats as they prepare for Saturday's vital Axa sponsored FA Cup second qualifying round tie at home to Farsley Celtic.

There is #40,000 prizemoney on offer to clubs reaching the first round proper this year and Colwyn Bay badly need a run in the competition to give their precarious finances a boost. The club are appealing for people in the town to make a real effort to come and support the team on Saturday and club patron John Martin commented: "It is essential we get over this first hurdle in the FA Cup and are urging people to come along and cheer the team on in a competition that is vital to our future."

Player-manager Colin Caton hopes to have a near full-strength squad available although Alun Evans faces a late fitness test on an ankle injury that has forced him to miss the last three games. Marc Limbert missed Tuesday's 1-0 League Cup defeat at Witton Albion with blistered feet but is expected to be fit, while both Craig Lawton and Graham Roberts played on Tuesday after injury and came through ok.

The big worry for Caton at the moment is that the team are struggling to put the ball in the net and although Colwyn Bay are expecting to sign goal-poacher Danny Barton (right) from Rhyl this week, he won't be eligible for Saturday.

After failing to win any of their opening seven games in the Unibond first division this season, Farsley sprang a major surprise by beating high-riding Radcliffe Borough 3 -1 in the first qualifying round of the FA Cup to set up Saturday's tie at Llanelian Road, and thave won both their fixtures since.

"We have had Farsley watched and apparently they are big side who have hit a run of form, so we are expecting tough game but it is vital for the club that we win, "admitted Colin Caton.

The Seagulls had a lot of possession in Tuesday's game at Witton but lacked penetration in the last third of the field although Deiniol Graham and James McIlvogue both had a couple of good chances each.

A solitary goal from Marke Hawkes was enough to give Witton victory and immediatley puts Colwyn Bay under pressure if they are to qualify from their group.